Suicide Squad: The True Heroes of the Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster is considered the most devastating nuclear accident in history. At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, a safety test at Chernobyl Power Plant caused two explosions in Ukraine. It was equivalent to 400 nuclear bombs. Instantly, two workers lost their lives, and another died in the next few months. HBO made a show called Chernobyl that talks a lot about the things that happened after the nuclear accident there. I have brought people’s attention back and provided a detailed account of its aftermath. But the number could have been even bigger if it weren’t for three brave men. The names of these angels were Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bespalov, and Boris Baranov. They volunteered for a very dangerous job that many thought would kill them. After showing this bravery, people started...